Freedom
Fighters (ex-militants) from in the Niger Delta region, under the auspices of
Leadership Forum for Peace in the Niger Delta, have threatened to carry out
reprisal attacks if the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, continues with its
attack on churches and Christians in the north.
The
group’s President, ‘General’ Pastor Reuben Wilson, who led top members of the
group while addressing in a press conference in Port Harcourt, also cautioned
northern leaders to call Boko Haram to order.
He
fingered key politicians in the northern geopolitical zones of instigating the
people against their kinsman, President Goodluck Jonathan as part of a grand
plot to discredit his administration and to prevent him from having a second
shot at the highest office.
While
recalling its own pasts, LFPND reminded sponsors of the group and other Islamic
leaders, particularly in the northern parts of the country, that Boko Haram does
not have the monopoly of violence and warned that the region’s warlords could be
forced to launch reprisal attacks.
‘Gen’
Wilson, warned: “Northern leaders should allow Jonathan to serve his full term
in peace and warn their boys because blood is still running in our veins and
they should not take our silence and peace disposition to mean stupidity and
cowardice.”
In
the same vein, the group also advised the National Assembly to drop the threat
to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over 100 percent implementation of the
2012 budget, saying the president means well for Nigerians.
“He
should be encouraged rather than being pilloried by (members) of a cabal who
have woken up to the realization that power has shifted to the Niger Delta,
where the wealth of this country is being produced.”
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